The Central Government declared its intention to acquire the right of user in the land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying pipeline for transport of liquefied petroleum gas through Vizag-Secunderabad Pipeline Project in the State of Andhra Pradesh by the Gas Authority of India Limited

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MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 22nd July, 2002

S.o. 778(E).— Whereas by notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas number S.O.300(E), dated the 13th March, 2002, issued under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962 (50 of 1962) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government declared its intention to acquire the right of user in the land specified in the Schedule appended to that notification for the purpose of laying pipeline for transport of liquefied petroleum gas through Vizag - Secunderabad Pipeline Project in the State of Andhra Pradesh by the Gas Authority of India Limited;

And whereas copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on the 30th March 2002;

And whereas the objections received from the public to the laying of the pipeline have been considered and disallowed by the competent authority;

And whereas the competent authority has, under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act, submitted its report to the Central Government;

And whereas the Central Government, after considering the said report and on being satisfied that the said land is required for laying the pipeline, has decided to acquire the right of user therein;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby declares that the right of user in the land specified in the Schedule appended to this notification is hereby acquired for laying ihe pipeline;

And further, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of section 6 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby directs that the right of user in the land for laying the pipeline shall, instead of vesting in the Central Government, vest on the date of the publication of the declaration, in the Gas Authority of India Limited, proposing to lay the pipeline and thereupon the rip'it of such user in the land shall, subject to the terms and conditions so imposed, vest in the Gas Authority of India, free from all encumbrances.

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